NGT vs. AEM, ABX, WPM, FNV, K, LUG, TNX, OGC, AGI, and PAAS
Should you be buying Newmont stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Newmont include Agnico Eagle Mines (AEM), Barrick Gold (ABX), Wheaton Precious Metals (WPM), Franco-Nevada (FNV), Kinross Gold (K), Lundin Gold (LUG), TRX Gold (TNX), OceanaGold (OGC), Alamos Gold (AGI), and Pan American Silver (PAAS). These companies are all part of the "gold" industry.
Newmont vs. Its Competitors
Agnico Eagle Mines (TSE:AEM) and Newmont (TSE:NGT) are both large-cap basic materials companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, dividends, institutional ownership, earnings, risk, media sentiment, analyst recommendations and valuation.
Agnico Eagle Mines has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Newmont. Newmont is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Agnico Eagle Mines, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Agnico Eagle Mines presently has a consensus target price of C$163.33, suggesting a potential downside of 19.77%. Newmont has a consensus target price of C$62.50, suggesting a potential downside of 40.24%. Given Agnico Eagle Mines' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Agnico Eagle Mines is more favorable than Newmont.
Agnico Eagle Mines has a net margin of 12.86% compared to Newmont's net margin of -7.14%. Agnico Eagle Mines' return on equity of 5.05% beat Newmont's return on equity.
53.5% of Agnico Eagle Mines shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 57.1% of Newmont shares are held by institutional investors. 0.1% of Agnico Eagle Mines shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of Newmont shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
In the previous week, Agnico Eagle Mines had 4 more articles in the media than Newmont. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for Agnico Eagle Mines and 2 mentions for Newmont. Agnico Eagle Mines' average media sentiment score of 0.67 beat Newmont's score of 0.20 indicating that Agnico Eagle Mines is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Agnico Eagle Mines has a beta of 0.973311, suggesting that its share price is 3% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Newmont has a beta of 0.839041, suggesting that its share price is 16% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Agnico Eagle Mines pays an annual dividend of C$1.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.8%. Newmont pays an annual dividend of C$1.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.0%. Agnico Eagle Mines pays out 27.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Newmont pays out 18.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Newmont is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.
Summary
Agnico Eagle Mines beats Newmont on 13 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.
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Media Sentiment Over Time
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This page (TSE:NGT) was last updated on 9/2/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
